Multicultural Festival Showcases Diverse Traditions and Foods
At the festival a Turkish display featured evil eye medallions and baklava while salep was shown but not served. Performers included Sabine Gupta with a traditional Indian love song, a Nigerian dance by Ebele Okafu, and a medieval reenactment by the Society for Creative Anachronism. Local groups offered Indian curry buns, bratwurst, kabobs, and other treats as Latino and Indian music mingled with sitar melodies.
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Clare
Salep
Lopez
Sabine Gupta
Ebele Okafu
Nigeria
University of South Carolina Airien
African Women's’ Organization
CSRA
Society For Creative
Diana Francesca
Europe
State eyes federal aid for education with strings attached
Roma nee chairman said federal aid should have no strings, allowing decisions on best use for schools. Karen Horne could not project exact extra teachers. of 14.4 million for next summer, 11.8 million would pay salaries for smaller classes. Rep. Bobby Harrell noted 14 million is small relative to 2.1 billion annual education spend and reserved judgment pending strings.
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South Carolina
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
General Assembly
House
Harrell
Four murder suspects named in ongoing case proceedings
Lawyers discuss logistics as pre trial steps unfold for four defendants and others in a string of killings. Robert Dunbar faces charges for Odell Williams's Sept. 7, 1996 death in Salley. Deloris Lanham is accused in her July 7, 1996 Belvedere shooting. Deion Dicks allegedly struck Nathan Bush with a skillet on Nov. 7, 1997 in Aiken. Hammond, Langford, Cable, Parkes, and Adams face additional charges in related incidents across the area.
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Ferent
Brown
Barbara Morgan
Ennis
Robert Dunbar
Dunbar
Odell Williams
Williams
Veterans Road
Salley
Deloris Redd Lanham
Lanham
Larry Lanham
Laverne Avenue
Belvedere
Deion Dicks
Ms. Dicks
Nathan Bush
Bradley Lane
Aiken
Danny Gerald Brown
Robert Shane Hammond
Hammond
Cemetery Rd
Warrenville
Leroy Langford
Langford
Ida Lou Jackson
Ms. Jackson
Alfred Cable
John A. Parkes
Cable
North Carolina
Kalliree Parkes
Colonial Drive
Parkes
Death by own action discussed by Aiken official
In Aiken a coroner and Townsend discuss suicide autopsies and the burden of death by own action cases. Reports note patterns by age and race, warning signs, and the need for help. Local resources include a 1 900 number for screening and United Way agency referrals.
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Aiken
I-20
Townsend
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
United Way of
Aiken County
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Toma
Ashley Walliser
USC Aiken
Circle K International
St. Catherine's Orthodox Church
Ginny Southworth
Elizabeth Estechen
Roma
John Brian Adams
Adams
Jantzen Bradley
Augusta Road
S.C
Sions
Tul
Jcpenney
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